Writing online about his experience, the IT manager from Manchester said: "I was enjoying a meal in the restaurant in the Pullman Hotel in Paris on Saturday evening, the evening after the terror attacks at the Stade de France, Bataclan Theatre and other venues across the city.

"Armed Police and Army personnel swarmed the area around the hotel, and we were evacuated to the basement".

According to local reports heavily armed police were seen entering the hotel and nearby areas cordoned off, but the incident turned out to be a false alarm.

The Pullman hotel, Paris - false alarm shows the extent of fear in the city